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Bob Schulz Business Competition
Sustainability Endowment
For students, participation in business competitions is an important learning
tool. The Haskayne School of Business continues to be very successful
in its participation in, and performance at, leading competitions across a
variety of sectors. The School’s ongoing outstanding success in business
team competitions is analogous to the pride and reputation associated with
a University sports team.
Kenneth R. McKinnon (BComm ’80), 2007 MAX Award recipient and
VP Legal Affairs and General Counsel, Critical Mass Inc. knows what it
means to participate as a student at university-level competitions. Ken
was one of the first ICBC’ers – a member of the group which took one of
the first gold medals ever won by the now famous and unbeaten Haskayne
Intercollegiate Business Competition teams. The Haskayne team has gone
on to win a record 70 medals overall, more than any other university in
the world. Since his student days, McKinnon has continued to have a soft
spot in his heart for all Haskayne students competing at national competitions,
and, for his coach, Dr. Bob Schulz.
While the Business School currently provides funding for many of the
teams, there are an increasing number of teams competing, and along with
this, increasing costs. McKinnon saw the need to ensure that students and
coaches can continue to participate in and excel at these competitions. In
2007, he stepped forward to lead fundraising efforts for the establishment
of the Dr. Bob Schulz Business Competition Sustainability Endowment --
specifically to finance the ongoing activities of business competition teams,
both undergraduate and graduate. The goal is to raise $1,000,000. Once
this amount has been raised, the endowment will generate $50,000 annually.
To date we have raised, $370,000 through the generous support of
many of our alumni who have been successful participants in a variety of
business competitions. These contributions are eligible for Access to the
Future 1:1 government matching.
The endowment is also intended to recognize Dr. Bob Schulz. “Dr. Bob”
as he is affectionately known to students and alumni, has been involved
as an ICBC/MBA coach since the first case competition 29 years ago. He
has won 17 outstanding teaching-related awards, including a 3M Teaching
Fellowship as one of Canada’s top 10 teachers among 39,000 professors.
He has facilitated more than 1,400 speeches and workshops and was
recently selected by the University of Calgary Senate to deliver the inaugural
“Lecture of a Lifetime”. It is very appropriate that this endowment
honour the legacy that he has created at the Haskayne School of Business.
Your on-line contribution to the Dr. Bob Schulz Business Competition
Sustainability Endowment will enable us to honour an exceptional faculty
member and student coach, while continuing to produce successful graduates
who make a significant and invaluable mark on the communities we
live in.
To make your contribution, please visit:
http://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/alumni/drbob_endowment
The Petroleum Land Management
Endowment Fund
Haskayne offers the only Petroleum Land Management (PLMA) concentration
in Canada. For 25 years, it has provided highly specialized graduates
who have made an indelible contribution to the oil and gas sector locally,
nationally and around the world.
Despite its specialization focus and high success rate, the PLMA program
is experiencing a chronic funding shortage. The real value cost of running
the program is currently being handled by revenue generated through the
PLM Endowment Fund, which was started in 1984 through the initiative
and financial support of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen.
Costs are also supplemented through the School’s operating funds (via an
allocated portion of tuition and government support). Over the years, the
fund has grown to $1.8 million through corporate donations from oil and
gas companies and individual contributions from alumni of the program.
These sources generate less than 50% of the actual cost of running the
program. In 2007, the Foundation for Energy Education and Research
stepped forward to provide additional bridge financing that will help cover
the shortfall for the next 3 years.
The program is one of only five in the world, and since its inception
in 1984, has produced 350+ graduates. Jeremy Wallis (BComm ‘98),
Dennis Hollenzer (BComm ’88), Kristy Halat (BComm ‘03) and Mary
Grant (BComm ‘05) are a few of these special graduates. Realizing the
importance of assuring long-term sustainability for this very unique program,
they got together with Bruce MacFarlane (Rider Resources) and
Dennis Eisner (Nexen Inc) and spearheaded a $1.0 million alumni fundraising
initiative. Together with other fundraising efforts being made by
the School, they hope to bring the total value of the Fund to $4.8 million,
generating $240,000 per year towards the operation of the Petroleum Land
Management program.
On-line donations to the PLM Endowment Fund can be made at:
http://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/community/funddev
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